Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) (IMAGE) Children's National Hospital Caption Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), developed by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System, performed the first supervised autonomous robotic soft tissue surgery on a live subject in May 2016. Credit The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System Usage Restrictions Please credit the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.